Free Online Gradebook

ThinkWave offers multiple online gradebook options. The ThinkWave Administrator school management system is ideal for schools seeking pre-populated gradebooks, combining all teacher data into progress reports, report cards, transcripts, student summaries, and other reports. Alternatively, individual teachers can use the free gradebook. Site licenses for the premium gradebook are available for those not requiring combined teacher information.

The online gradebook provides a powerful rollover feature that copies students, classes, custom field data, and more from year to year. This makes it easy to have a fresh start each year, while information from previous years remains readily available. There is even a feature to copy assignments from previous years, simplifying the setup process. For teachers who will be teaching a new set of students during the upcoming year, there is an option to not copy the previous year’s students.

Yes, ThinkWave’s free and premium gradebooks are accessible from almost any device. Our system is entirely cloud-based, making it accessible from any device with an internet connection. It supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome on PC, MAC, Linux, iOS, and Android devices.

Yes, a copy assignments function makes it easy to copy assignments from a teacher's gradebook to a different class, term, or year. In the Setup menu, select Copy Assignments, then select the class and specific assignments you want to import.

Yes, you can have different grading options for different classes. First, establish grading options, then customize them for individual classes and terms. Grades can be calculated using pure points or flexible grading options, which handle letter grades, pass/fail grades, custom grades, assignment-type weighing, and more. Grades can also be calculated by weighting subterms. For instance, the semester grade can be calculated from the quarter grades and final exams.

Yes, you can drop the lowest assignments. This can be done in the grading options screen for a class, where the lowest homework, projects, tests, or quizzes can be dropped. These parameters can be set in default grading options, or different classes or terms.

Yes, you can email all students in a class. The messaging function includes email capability allowing the messages that you post to students and parents to also be sent by email. Additionally, you can email reports such as student summary reports or report cards.

Yes, students and parents can access their grades online, including grades, assignments, assignment results, messages, and attendance. Each student can have multiple parent accounts, and each parent can see all their students’ data in one view.

You can post messages to all the students and parents in a class, and enable a public discussion regarding the message. Each assignment can have a class-wide discussion associated with it, while teachers, students, and parents can maintain private discussions regarding assignment results.

No, you are not limited to points-based grading systems while using our gradebook. Flexible grading options let you use points, percentages, letters, pass/fail, complete/incomplete, and custom grade scales for assignments, tests, and quizzes. You can use assignment-type weighting, as well as drop the lowest assignments. Of course, the Pure Points grading scale is also available.

No, there are no limitations for students, classes, or assignments. There are even instances when an entire school manages all its data using a free gradebook. Of course, the school management system is preferable for schoolwide use, because it combines data from multiple teachers into a consolidated environment. But even so, the free gradebook does not maintain any artificial limitations.

The gradebook, as well as the student management system, is a perfect solution for a homeschool environment.

The free solo gradebook is used by teachers and processors in the widest possible range of educational settings. The upgrade to student management software is also used by colleges, trades schools, international schools, parochial schools, foster care environments, and much more.

Yes, you can distribute and collect assignments online. Teachers can post assignments with rich text and file attachments. Students can submit their work, and teachers can return corrected student work. Public discussions can be associated with assignments, and private discussions between the student and parent are available with each assignment result.

Yes, you can weigh grades by assignment type. There is the option to use existing or create custom assignment types, as well as the option to calculate the final grade as a weighted average of assignment types.

Yes, you can record custom data. Custom fields can be defined for students, teachers, parents, and classes. Data can optionally be automatically copied to subsequent school years during the year rollover procedure.

ThinkWave, Inc. uses individual password-protected accounts and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology to enhance the privacy of grades and class results transmitted online.

Yes, you can import students. There are three options to choose from:

• Add students one at a time
• Import a large list of students using the cut-and-paste quick function
• Import select students using the import wizard, which lets you select a delimited file. This feature includes advanced capabilities like importing addresses, parent data, and custom field data.